The man was on his phone, relaxing, oblivious to the fact that he was seconds away from staring down a dangerous wild animal.
The Asheville man was relaxing on his patio, on his phone, oblivious to the creature strolling right up next to him. Video credit: David Oppenheimer via Storyful
A terrifying, once-in-a-lifetime encounter was caught on surveillance video in North Carolina last week. David Oppenheimer was relaxing on his patio, on his phone – oblivious to the creature strolling right up next to him. He looked over and saw that a bear had strolled casually onto his patio, just mere feet away from where he was lounging. He jumps up in surprise and clutches onto a pillow before freezing and locking eyes withDavid and the bear stare each other down for a few tense moments. The bear lets out a low, disapproving growl and quickly darts off.
"The situation shown in the video was just that we caught each other off guard," David told Storyful. "It was a little frightening though because the bear kept looking at me."David said that after a couple of seconds of eye contact he tried to move his eyes away from the animal’s.David said he encountered the same bear earlier in the day trying to eat from a bird feeder and attempting to knock over a neighbor's trash can.
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